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英语六级听力原文第2套

CollegeEnglishTest（Band6）

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,

oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.M:

LookatthelowpricesonthesefashionableTVsets.

Somethingisfishy,dontyouthinkso?

W:

Well,therehavebeenalotofrobberiesrecently.

Someofthestolengoodsmayhavelandedhere.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthe

low-pricedtelevisionsets?

2.M:

Ivebeenassignedtocoverthegovernorspeechtoday.

Whataboutyou?

W:

Nothingisgrandasyours.

Ihavetodoaninterviewfortheeveningnewsaboutamanwithdozensofcats.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

3.W:

DidntIseeyougoinginto

theadministrationbuildingthisafternoon?

M:

Ineededtoswitchmycomputerclasstothe9:

50section.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

4.W:

Iguessyouwatchthequizshowontelevisionlastnight.

Whatdidyouthinkaboutit?

M:

Well,itsgreat.

Thefirstfourcontestantswononlysmallprizes,

butthefifthleftwithanewluxurycar.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthequizshow?

5.W:

IcantfindthearrivaltimeoftheNewYorkto

BostonExpressonthisschedule.

M:

LookforNewYorkintheleft-handcolumnand

followitacrossuntilyoufindthehourlistedintheBostoncolumn.

Q:

Whatarethespeakersmostprobablydoing?

6.W:

Youlookdifferenttoday,

butIcantquiteputmyfingeronwhatitis.

M:

Oh,yesterdayIfinallygotaroundto

thatnewbarbershopinthemallandenjoyedtheirservices.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

7.W:

WhatdoyouthinkofPicassospaintingexhibitedinthecitymuseum?

M:

PersonallyIcantquiteseethemeaninginhismodernworks.

Mostofthemremindmeofthestuffmynephewbringshomefromthekindergarten.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

8.W:

Rodsaidhewantedtogetinvolvedinstudentgovernmentthisyear.

M:

Buthehasntgonetoasinglemeeting,hashe?

Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutRod?

Nowyoullhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

M:

Goodmorning,madam!

CanIhelpyou?

W:

Oh,Idohopeso.

IhavetogettoManchestertodayandmyowncarhasbrokendown.

Doyoubyanychancehaveacaravailable?

M:

Forhowmanydays,madam?

W:

Three,justuntiltheweekend.

M:

Andwhatsortofcardidyouhaveinmind?

W:

Well.Thatdependsalittlebitontheprice.

ButInormallydriveaChevrolet.

Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?

M:

Yes,certainly.ThatsgroupCwhichincludesChevroletandSea-arrows.

W:

Howmucharethey?

M:

Well,forthreedays,

youwouldhavetohaveitundertheunlimitedmileageconditions,

whichwillworkoutcheaperforManchesteranyway.

Letssee,GroupC,

threetofivedayshirewithunlimitedmileageis53poundsperday.

W:

Isee.Doesthatincludeeverything?

M:

Itincludesthird-partyinsurance,

butdoesnotincludevalue-addedtax,petrolorCDW.

W:

Whatsthat?

M:

CDW?

Oh,thatstocoveryouincaseyoudamagethehiredcar.

Third-partyinsuranceonlycoversyoufordamagetoanothervehicle.

ForGroupCcar,it's6poundsperday.

W:

OK.IthinkIllhavetheChevrolet.

M:

Right.CouldIhaveyourdrivinglicense,please?

W:

Certainly.Hereweare.

M:

So,itsMs.J.B.Couty.

W:

Yes.Thatsright.

M:

Andthenumberis509024bc9cs,expiringthe1stofJuly,2015.

Anddoyouwanttotakeitimmediately?

W:

Yes,Ido,please.

M:

Lovely.Well,youcouldjustinitialthatboxtherefortheCDW,

andthatboxtheretoconfirmyouhavenodrivingconvictions.

Thankyou.Andthensignthere.Great!

Thatsit!

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.Whydoesthewomanwanttohireacar?

10.Whatisthewomansmainconsiderationinhiringacar?

11.Whatdoesthedailychargeinclude?

ConversationTwo

W:

So,possiblelocationsfortheplant.

First,thebasicfacilitiesfortheregionaregenerallyverygood,

atleastbetweenthethreemaincities,Bilbao,Victoria

inthesouthandSanBebastian.

ThereisnowafasttrainlinktothesouthofFranceandtotherestofSpain.

AlthoughimprovementsaffectBilbaoprincipally,

butthewholeregionbenefits.

First,theportareahasbeencompletelymodernizedandrelocated.

Andairporthasalsobeenextended.Sothebasicfacilitiesaregood.

M:

Right.So,areweinapositiontochooseoneofthesecities?

W:

Well,letsnotrushintoanything.

Ithinkit’llbeabadideatoassumewe’regoingtochooseacity.

Itmightbebettertothinkaboutoneofthesmallertowns.

M:

Smallerplaces.Yes.

So,shouldwegetdetailsonthepossibleplaces?

W:

Yes.Wecoulddothat.

But,weneed,Ithink,first,tocheckafewthings,

forexample,taxbenefits,grants,andanythinglikethat.

Forlocatingtoasmallerplace,notoneofthemaincities,

thenwecanmakeabetterdecision.

M:

Yes,Iagree.YouvetalkedabouttheimprovedtransportlinksinBilbao.

Whataboutthelinkstothesmallertowns

Ifitsamountainousorhillyregion,

itcouldtakeanhourormoreforatrucktoreachamainroad.

SoIthinkweneedtolookspecifically

atthetrainandroadlinksforsmallertowns.

W:

Yes.Youreright.Roadandrail,andfinancialposition.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing

13.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBilbao,VictoriaandSunsBastion

14.Whatdoesthewomanthinktheyshoulddo

15.Whatisthemanconcernedabout

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Inastudyofolderpeoplewithsistersandbrothers,

psychologistDebraGoldoftheDukeCenterforthestudyofagingand

humandevelopmentfoundthatabout20%

saidtheywereeitherhostileorindifferent

towardtheirsistersandbrothers.

Reasonsforthisrangedfrominheritancedisputes

tohostilitybetweenspouses.

But,manyofthosewhohadpoorrelationshipsfeltguilty.

Althoughmostpeopleadmittedtosomelingeringrivalry,

itwasrarelystrongenoughtoendtherelationship.

Onlyfouroutofthe55peopleinterviewed

hadcompletelybrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothers

andonlyoneofthefourfeltcomfortablewiththebreak.

Assistersandbrothersadvancedintooldage,

closenessincreasesandrivalrydiminishes,

explainsVictorCicirelli,apsychologistatPurdueUniversity.

Mostoftheelderlypeopleheinterviewedsaid

theyhadsupportiveandfriendlydealingsandgotalongwellor

verywellwiththeirsistersandbrothers.

Only4%gotalongpoorly.

Goldfoundthataspeopleage,

theyoftenbecomemoreinvolvedwithand

interestedintheirsistersandbrothers.

53%ofthosesheinterviewedsaidthatcontact

withtheirsistersandbrothersincreaseinlateadulthood.

Withfamilyandcareerobligationsreduced,manysaidthat

theyhadmoretimeforeachother.

Otherssaidthattheyfeltitwastimetohealwounds.

Amanwhohadrecentlyreconciledwithhisbrother

toldGoldtheressomethingthatletsolderpeople

putasidethebaddeedsofthepastand

focusalittleonwhatweneednow,

especiallywhenitssistersandbrothers.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.WhatdoesthestudybyDebraGoldfindaboutolderpeople?

17.Whathasprobablycausedclosenesstoincrease

amongsistersandbrothersaccordingtoVictorCicirelli?

18.Whatdidthemanwhohadrecentlyreconciled

withhisbrothertellDebraGoldaboutolderpeople?

PassageTwo

Monarchbutterflies,thelargeorangeandblackinsects,

areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.

Theybrighteninparksandgardensastheyflyamongtheflowers.

Whatmakesmonarchbutterfliesparticularlyinterestingistheymigrate,

allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.

Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.

Everyyearinthelatesummer,monarchsbegintheirmigrationtothesouth.

ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisianaMississippiregion.

ThentheyflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexico,

theyestablishthemselvesinoneofabout15sitesinthemountainforest.

Eachsiteprovidesthewinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.

Thebutterfliesaresonumerousthattheyoftencoverentiretrees.

Whenspringcomes,theybegantheirlongjourneynorth.

Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakes

theroundtripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.

Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.

SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendie.

TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky,

theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.

Thelastgenerationoftheseasonabouttheforthwillmake

thejourneybacktoMexicoandrestartthecycle.

Scientistslearnaboutmonarchbutterflies

migrationbycapturingandplacingidentifyingtagsontheinsects.

Byrecapturingthetaggedmonarchandnotingwheretheycamefrom,

thenextscientistcanfigureout